Patient Safety

Planned Parenthood’s Prop 46 Payback

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Thu, 03/24/2016 - 11:45

Prop 46 on the November 2014 ballot would have updated California’s $250,000 cap on compensation for victims of medical negligence, enacted in 1975, for 40 years of inflation. The insurance industry spent $58 million to kill it.

Why was Planned Parenthood with them?

New campaign disclosures reveal how Planned Parenthood benefited from the deal.

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Will CA Regulators Protect Anthem And Cigna Or Consumers?

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 16:02
Considering Anthem and Cigna's past behavior, California consumers better prepare themselves for the worst if state regulators don't do the right thing on their proposed merger. 
 

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Senator Looks After Patients While Medical Board Looks the Other Way

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Tue, 02/16/2016 - 12:37

The California Medical Board had one job to do when it came to protecting patients from doctors on probation: Make it easier for patients to know. The Board failed, and now state Senator Jerry Hill is trying to rectify that error by proposing legislation. 

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Will Medical Board Inform Patients or Protect Docs on Probation?

Submitted by Carmen Balber on Mon, 01/25/2016 - 23:09
Last week, the California Medical Board failed a critical test on whether it can prove to the Legislature that it has refocused its priorities on patient protection above physician interests.

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Capitol Watchdog: Upcoming Meetings to Watch

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Wed, 01/13/2016 - 10:13

A Medical Board task force (it's called Patient Notification, when it really should be Physician Probation Notification) will be discussing possible protocols for notifying patients about doctors on probation.

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Capitol Watchdog: Meetings to Watch This Week

Submitted by Eddie Barrera on Sun, 10/25/2015 - 10:52

When and how should you find out if your doctor was put on probation by the California Medical Board? Sloppy medical records, inappropriate behavior with female patients and overprescribing with deadly consequences are a few of the reasons your doctor might be on probation. The Board says that its website's licensing portal is adequate, but patient-safety advocates say that a doctor should tell their patients if they are on probation.

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